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How to get dressed: it’s time for a leather skirt

Hilary Rose

Fake or real, leather is this autumn’s must-have

Now that my birthday’s been and gone, and yet again you didn’t send me a card, I can turn my attention to winter clothes. My birthday, October 1, marks the official start of autumn, although this year I’m still doing bare legs. It is not escaping my attention that every other woman on the Tube is not. I like to think that my anti-hosiery stance marks me out as a heroic metropolitan sophisticate, the sort of woman who has impeccable taste and a devastating taxi habit. In reality, it marks me out as an idiot. It’s possible that by the time you read this I’ve seen sense, but unlikely. I was born in Manchester. It has a lot to answer for.

Also, I want a…

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